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M/iCHINE FORIJSE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TIN CANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,508, dated July 17, 1883,

V I Application filed May 2i), 1 883. (No model.)

To all whpmit may concern Be it known that'I, WILLIAM HIPPERLING, v a citizen of the United States, and a resident, of New York,- in the county'of New York and: State of New York, have invented certain new 1 and useful Improvements in Machinesfor use in the Manufacture of Tin Cans, of which the following is a specification.

The invention has relation to an improvement in machinesfor use inthe manufacture of tin cans, and particularlyto a machine forf double-seaming the head and bottom of rect-f angular='shaped cans.

The invention will be fully understood from thedescription hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front view of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side viewof the same. Fig. 3 is a view of the slide carrying the seaming-dies, looking at the left-hand end thereof. Fig. 4 is a top view of the block in which the seaming-dies are j ournaled. Fig. 5 is a detached side elevation of the seamingdies. Fig. 6 is a top view of the cam and intermediate mechanism employed to move the shaft E. Fig. 7 is a top View of the cam w and platen M, illustrating the relative positions of these elements to each other. Fig. 8 is a diagram view, showing the head andbody of the can before being acted, upon by the seamingdies. Fig. 9 is a view of the can after it has been subjected to the action of the die n, and Fig. 10 is aview of the same after the seam has been completed by the die m.

In the said drawings, A denotes the table of the machine, which is supported upon the legs 13, and has extending above the table the head 0, upon the front edge of which are rigidly secured the cross-bars D, in which are journaled the vertical shafts E F, carrying upon their upper ends the gear-wheels G H, by which simultaneous motion may be communicated to the shafts.

Upon the shaft F, below the upper crossbar D, is secured the beveled wheel I, which meshes with the gear-wheel J, secured upon a drivingshaft, K, to which power may be applied by the band-wheel and pulley, or otherwise. The shaft K will be provided with an ordinary clutch edge.

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mechanism, L, by which the power may be relieved from the shaft or connectedtherewith at the proper time in the customarymanner. The shaftE is sustained in the cross-bars D,'so that it may have alimitedswinging or lateral motion, the aperture in the lower cross-bar D, through which it passes, being somewhat enlarged, and the upper part of the shaft E be ing journaled in the hinged end of the upper cross-bar D to permit this operation; The gear-wheels G H are beveled on their periphery," as shown, so that the said shaft E may have this swinging movement without disengaging the gear-Wheel G from that lettered H. Upon the lower end ofthe shaft F is rigidly secured the rectangular-shaped platen M, having a projectingshoulder, N, around its lower The platen Mwill be of such size as that the shoulder N may snugly enter the space provided for it in the head of the can, as hereinafter described. I

Directly below the platen M is. provided a revolving table, 0, upon which the can to be treated is placed. The revolvingtable O is securedupon the upper end of the vertical shaft 1?, which is journaled in the 'collarsQ, forming part of the adjustable slide Q, and is connected by a ball-and-socket joint, R, with the horizontal lever B. The rear end of the lever B isconnected with. the pitman-rod S,

which is operated by the foot-treadle T, and

has a spring-tension upward, and in the upper end of which is provided a slot, V, in which the lower endof the clutch-operating lever X is secured by the pin W. The upper end of the clutch-operating lever X is connected with one half of the clutch mechanismL, as indicated, and is provided with a'spring, Y, whose actionis to keep the two halves of the clutch L separated, so as to prevent the band-wheel from communicating its motion to the driving- When it is desired to operate the driving-shaft, it may be accomplished by simply depressing the treadle T, which has the efiect of drawing downward the horizontal lever B and the connecting-rod U, andin so doing the rod U acts upon the pinNV to overcome the tension of the spring Y and to tilt the lever X inward, so as to throw the two halves of the clutch mechanism together against the driving-wheel. Upon the removal of the foot of the operator from the treadle T the spring Z will retract the rod U and lever B to their former positions, the effect being to relieve the spring Y and move the lever X to its former position, freeing the clutch. The space between the platen M and the revolving table 0 will be such as to snugly receive the can to be treated, and permit it to have a slight vertical movement when the treadle T is depressed, as hereinafter more fully explained. The bracket Q, carrying the table 0, is adj ustable vertically on the guides b, and is secured in any set position by the screw (1, whereby the machine may be adapted for treating various sizes of cans. 7

Depending from the table A, and arranged adjacent to the side of the guides b, is the bar 0, upon the front face of which is secured the guide-block d, which is slotted to receive the set-screw a, by which the carriage f is sustained in position, and is permitted to have a lateral sliding movement 011 the said guideblock. Below the guide-block (l a small wheel, 9, is secured upon the screw 0, and there is also secured upon the set-screw a lug, h, in which one end of the spring i is secured, the other end of the said spring i being attached to the leg 13, thepurpose of the spring being to draw the carriage f toward the said leg B when the machine is at rest, and to prevent its coming in contact with the can being treated, except when the tension of the spring is overcome by the operator, in the manner hereinafter described.

Upon the carriagef is pivotally secured, by means of the screw j, the swinging block 70, in which is secured, upon the axles Z, forming wheels or dies in 11. Upon the lower portion of the swinging block it is provided the ratchetplate 0, in which are formed the notches p, properly arranged to be engaged by the pawl (1 at the proper time. The pawl q is secured in the side of the carriage f, and has an upward tension by the spring 1', and is connected with the hand-lever s, by which it may be moved from contact with the notches p when desired. The purpose of the pawl q and the ratehet-plate o is to secure the swinging block It, carrying the forming wheels or dies m n, in a set position, so as to bring one or the other of the dies in contact with the edge of the can when desired. The revolving dies or n have upon their vertical periphery the grooves lettered, respectively, t u, the groove u being beveled from its upper portion downward and inward, as indicated in Fig. 5. The particular operation of the grooves f u will be pointed out hereinafter.

Upon the lower end of the vertical shaft E is secured the cam "10, which is in constant contact with the small wheel 9, and the form of which is shown in Fig. 6. The cam w is substantially rectangular in form, having, as indicated, circular corners w and concave sides a. The cam w is so timed upon the shaft E that during the operation of the machine its concave sides a will be opposite to, though removed from, the corners of the platen M, as indicated in Fig. 7, and the circular corners of the cam it will come opposite to the sides of the platen. Vhen the machine is at rest, the spring drawing the carriage f to theleft and causing the wheel 9 to impinge the edge of the cam 10, tilts the lower end of the shaft I toward the left also, and when the machine is in use the shaft E is given a vertical position, and the carriage f, being acted upon through the cam w and wheel 9, is moved toward the right by means of the cam I), having a handle, and being in contact with the outer end of the rod 0, the inner end of which is seated into a collar on the shaft E. The rod 0 is sustained in part by the jointed rods c e, the latter being pivoted to the table A. \Vhen the greater eccentricity of the cam b is turned against the rod 0, the shaft E will be forced inward, and in this movement it will assume avertical position and act through the cam w and wheel y to force the carriage f toward the platen M, whereby the dies or forming-wheels m n are brought in such relation to the said platen that by turning the block either of said formingwheels may be brought in contactwith the edge of the can at will. Upon turning the cam I) so that its greatest eccentricity is removed from the rod 0 the spring 2 will draw the carriage f, and through it the shaft E, to the left to their former positions. WVhen the block 7c is in the position indicated in Fig. 1, the die or wheel n will come in contact with the edge of the can when the carriage f and shaftE are forced inward by the cam b and intermediate rod, 0,- and when the handle of the block In is turned to the front (the pawl being disengaged temporarily to permit this movement) the forming-wheel m will be thrown against the edge of the can, the wheel at being by this action moved therefrom.

In Figs. 8, 9, and 10 I illustrate in detached views the head and body of the can, both separately and united; and it will be observed that upon the upper edge of the body is formed the horizontal flange csay about one-sixteenth of an inch in widthwhile upon the head is'a similar flange, f, which is, say, about one fourth of an inch in width. In thehead of the can is formed the rectangular depression to receive the lower edges of the platen M, as aforesaid, and when the head is placed 011 the body, preparatory to being double-seamed in place, the flanges e f will be in about the relation illustrated in Fig. 8.

Operation: The head being placed upon the body of the can in the manner indicated in Fig. 8, the article is rested upon the revolving table 0, whereupon the operator, by pressing his foot upon the treadle T, depresses the rear end of the horizontal lever B and forces thereby the table 0 upward toward the platen M, whereby the can is forced upward until the lower projecting edges of the said platen enter the depression 9, formed in the head of the can, the can being by this means effectually heldin position. The movement of the treadle T, which forces the can upward under and against the platen M, also operates to connect the clutch mechanism L, so that motion will be at the same time communicated to the drivingchine until the operator,- by the movement of the cam b, as hereinbefore described, forces the shaft E and carriage f toward the platen M. When the machine is in the position illustrated in Fig. 1, and the can is in position, as aforesaid, the movement of the cam b forces the forming-wheel n against the projecting flange f of the cover and turns it beneath the flange 6, formed on the body of the can. After this has been accomplished, by the movement of the lever s and pawl q the block it may be moved upon its pivot, so as to bring the forming-wheel m against the now folded flanges ef, and the effect is to press the said flanges closely against the body of the can, completing the seam. The revolution of the can while its flange is in contact with the forming wheels or dies m n insures an even folding of the seams. The forming-wheels m n are permitted to travel around the corners and on the against the can) the groove a, which by its 1 formation forces the outer edge of the flange f downward and beneath the flange 0, formed be to construct a single forming wheel or diehaving two grooves, the wheel being capable of elevation and depression, according to the groove it may be desired to bring in contact with the flange of the can. These, however, are matters which refer to the details of the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It will be obvious that while the construction shown and hereinbefore described is particularly adapted for treating rectangularshaped cans it will only be necessary, in order to seam cans of other form, to give the platen an outline conforming in cross-section to that of the can upon which it may be desired to scam the head and to cut the edgesof the actuating-cam w to agree with the platen.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

' 1. In a canseaming machine, the revolving table and platen between which the can to be treated is held, the platen conforming in outline to that of the can in cross-section, in combination with a movable carriage, a revolving cam whoseedges agree with those of the platen, and which cam is adapted to actuate the carriage, and a seaming device sustained by said carriage, substantially as set forth.

2. In a can-seaming machine, the revolving table andplaten between which the can to be treated is held, the platen conforming in outline to that of the can in cross-section, in com bination with a movable carriage, a revolving cam, whose edges agree with those of said platen, and which cam is adapted to actuate the carriage, and a seaming device sustained by said carriage, and having grooves adapted by their separate contact with the can to complete the seam, substantially as set forth.

3. In a can-seaming machine, the revolving table and platen between which the can to be treated is held, in combination with a movable carriage, a revolving cam whose edges agree with those of said platen, and which cam is adapted to actuate the carriage, a seaming de vice sustained by said carriage, and having grooves of suitable form to (by their separate contact with the can) complete the seam, and a pawl-and-ratchet mechanism whereby the separate grooves may be brought into position to engage the seam, substantially as set forth.

4. In a can-seaming machine, the revolving table 0 and platen M, in combinationwith the carriage f, carrying the seam-forming wheels, the cam w, secured upon the lower end of the shaft E, and means for moving said shaft and seam-forming wheels toward the' platen, substantially as set forth.

5. In a can-seaming machine, the revolving table 0, platen M, carriage f, carrying the seam-forming wheels, cam 10, shaft E, cam b, and the intermediate rod, 0, substantially as set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 8th day of May, A. D. 1883.

WILLIAM HIPPERLING.

'Witnesses:

CHAS. O. GILL, HERMAN Gnsrow. 

